A Shared Pain | Harrisburg | April 6-7
This two-day event will explore the challenges, realities of living with chronic physical pain. The title – A SHARED PAIN – and the desired outcome of the event is to communicate the shared experiences between those living with chronic physical pain and those living with chronic mental health disorders such as PTSD.
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I Love You Because | Harrisburg | March 16-18
In a modern twist of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other not in spite of their faults, but because of them.
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Steel Magnolias | Boiling Springs | April 6-14
Produced by Keystone Theatrics. Honey. It’s the 1980s. In Louisiana. At Truvy’s beauty shop — where the motto is “There is no such thing as natural beauty” — the women are all sass and brass. Through clouds of hairspray and over the buzz of blow dryers, six southern spitfires gather each week to gossip and support each other through thick and thin.
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Curious George and the Golden Meatball | Boiling Springs | March 3-24
Produced by Keystone Theatrics. Join the inquisitive, lovable little monkey Curious George, star of books, movies, and the award-winning PBS television show, in this delightful new musical.
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Seussical | Boiling Springs | February 16-March 3
Produced by Keystone Theatrics, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza that brings to life all of your favorite Dr. Seuss friends. Bursting with frivolity and imagination, the colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. The musical score is top notch and reinforces the show themes of kindness, acceptance and self-esteem
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Fifth of July | Marietta | June 1-10
Set in rural Missouri in 1977, Fifth of July revolves around the Talley family and their friends, and focuses on the disillusionment with America in the wake of the Vietnam War.
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Honk, Jr. | Marietta | February 16-25
Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Susquehanna Stage Company has added a performance of 'Honk!, Jr' for this Saturday, February 24th at 2:00. This added performance is to make up for the snow cancellation from this past Saturday.
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The Robber Bridegroom | Marietta | April 6-22
Set in eighteenth century Mississippi, the show follows Jamie Lockhart, a rascally robber of the woods, as he courts Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the country. The proceedings go awry, however, thanks to a case of double-mistaken identity. Throw in an evil stepmother intent on Rosamund's demise, her pea-brained henchman and a hostile talking head-in-a-trunk, and you have a rollicking country romp.
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Aesop's Fables | Harrisburg | June 9-23
A delightful assortment of Aesop’s famous fables! From “The Cat Maiden” to “The Two Frogs” to “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, children will laugh at the antics of Aesop’s crazy characters and learn some valuable lessons along the way!
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The Little Mermaid | Harrisburg | May 5-19
The famed fairy tale by Hans Christen Andersen finally gets the Popcorn Hat treatment! The young princess falls in love with a handsome prince. The only problem? She is a mermaid, and he's not the best swimmer. The mermaid gives up everything she has - including her beautiful voice - for a chance to win the prince's heart. Can true love conquer all ... even sea sickness?
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Alice in Wonderland | Harrisburg| May 17 - 20
Join Alice and the 2018 OSHKids Performance Company as they go down the rabbit hole with the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee and Dum, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat.
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Go Back For Murder | Camp Hill | February 8-11
After receiving a letter from beyond the grave, Carla Crale believes her mother, who died in prison, was wrongly convicted of her father’s murder. In a passionate attempt to clear her name, she persuades those present on the day of her father’s death to return to the scene of the crime and ‘go back’ 15 years to recount their version of events.
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Our Town | Harrisburg | February 10-25
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town has been captivating and inspiring audiences for nearly a century. By deliberately chipping away at traditional theatrical devices, this play presents a humorous, touching, and intimate look at American small town life as the Gibbs and the Webb families discover, over time, they are connected in ways they never thought were possible.
Through this fresh and engaging interpretation of the text, Our Town once again reminds us that nothing is quite as precious as the present moment.
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William Shakespeare's Macbeth | Harrisburg | March 16-18
Gamut Theatre presents its highly acclaimed educational outreach production of Macbeth. One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, Macbeth follows the rise and fall of a Scottish lord-turned-King, whose ambition turns him into a brutal murderer consumed by the dark arts. The play also explores the concept of fate vs. personal responsibility.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Harrisburg | April 13-15
A gang of thieves called the Merry Men has taken up residence in England’s Sherwood Forest, led by a dashing and charismatic archer named Robin Hood. They live free of the rules of the noble class, steal only from the wealthy and powerful, and have become heroes to the poor common folk. The outraged nobility demand that the Sheriff of Nottingham catch this elusive rogue by any means necessary. When is it right to break the law, and when do villains become heroes?
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Harrisburg | March 10-24
Goldilocks is a truly charming Popcorn Hat classic, with some fun twists and turns to the familiar tale! You can help Popcorn Hat Players teach a precocious little girl to respect the property of others. Of course, the story turns out “just right”.
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Improvapalooza | Harrisburg | March 30
An Evening of Improvisational Comedy, featuring the area’s most beloved improv theatre troupes. Harrisburg Improv Theatre, The Oxymorons, Safe Word, and Gamut’s own TMI can be seen in one location at one event! These “April fools” will be performing appropriately on April Fool’s Day weekend.
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TMI Improv Performance | Harrisburg | April 20
TMI is Gamut Theatre Group’s in-house improv comedy troupe, and is peopled by some of the most decent, charming and sweet-smelling folk you’d ever want to meet. Founded in 2007, TMI specializes in long- and short-form, character-driven improv, where simple suggestions from the audience pave the way for improvised journeys that range from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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On Golden Pond | Camp Hill | March 2-18
Ethel and Norman Thayer are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor nearing eighty, but still as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as ever. Ethel delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together.
They are visited by their daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness in return. In the end, as the summer wanes, so does their brief idyll, and in the final, deeply moving moments of the play, Norman and Ethel are brought even closer together.
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Curtains | Camp Hill | April 20-May 6
It’s the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, the entire cast & crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan!
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